David Gracia
@davidgracia.bsky.social
Design and Production Manager at Directive Games.
Ex-Ubisoft, PlayStation, EA, Behaviour. Design Creds: Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Ghost Recon, Medal of Honor, Syphon Filter, et al.
Anthropology. History. House music. FGC. Wanderlust. He/Him.
Ex-Ubisoft, PlayStation, EA, Behaviour. Design Creds: Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Ghost Recon, Medal of Honor, Syphon Filter, et al.
Anthropology. History. House music. FGC. Wanderlust. He/Him.
If you haven't already - bookmark this one. The Game UI DB is such a useful resource. Congrats on the success and a sincere thank you for making my life much easier on multiple occiasions!
The Game UI Database is FIVE today! They grow up so fast.
A HUGE thank you to everyone for supporting my work, I couldn't have done it without you. BIG things are coming in 2026 - new sites, new features, and one heck of a book from @lostincult.co.uk. Watch this space!
Here's to the next 5 years! <3
A HUGE thank you to everyone for supporting my work, I couldn't have done it without you. BIG things are coming in 2026 - new sites, new features, and one heck of a book from @lostincult.co.uk. Watch this space!
Here's to the next 5 years! <3
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you haven't already - bookmark this one. The Game UI DB is such a useful resource. Congrats on the success and a sincere thank you for making my life much easier on multiple occiasions!
Reposted by David Gracia
I made a bunch of one page tips on #gamedev with stuff that I learned over the years. It leans towards the direction + production side.
This is stuff that worked for me, maybe it can be of use for you.
Here is a thread of tips, starting with keeping your project on track with timeboxing
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This is stuff that worked for me, maybe it can be of use for you.
Here is a thread of tips, starting with keeping your project on track with timeboxing
🧵 1/20
May 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I made a bunch of one page tips on #gamedev with stuff that I learned over the years. It leans towards the direction + production side.
This is stuff that worked for me, maybe it can be of use for you.
Here is a thread of tips, starting with keeping your project on track with timeboxing
🧵 1/20
This is stuff that worked for me, maybe it can be of use for you.
Here is a thread of tips, starting with keeping your project on track with timeboxing
🧵 1/20
Since the cat is already out of the bag over on Twitter... very proud of the team for pulling this one together. I'll always be a PlayStation guy and love testing with a controller in my hands.
December 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Since the cat is already out of the bag over on Twitter... very proud of the team for pulling this one together. I'll always be a PlayStation guy and love testing with a controller in my hands.
We finally have a metric by which we can determine who has officially won the console wars: the Pornhub console traffic share. Congratulations, PlayStation.
December 11, 2024 at 7:29 AM
We finally have a metric by which we can determine who has officially won the console wars: the Pornhub console traffic share. Congratulations, PlayStation.
Been seeing a lot of promosky posts with things like Zelda, Arcane, and Mouthwashing, and I'm wondering when everyone got so enthusiastic about regular oral hygeine
November 28, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Been seeing a lot of promosky posts with things like Zelda, Arcane, and Mouthwashing, and I'm wondering when everyone got so enthusiastic about regular oral hygeine
Reposted by David Gracia
#gameaudio #gamedev #UX tip: Sound is the best sensory modality to communicate temporal information. I'll start a thread with some thoughts and examples.
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 PM
#gameaudio #gamedev #UX tip: Sound is the best sensory modality to communicate temporal information. I'll start a thread with some thoughts and examples.
Seeing all these posts from people that managed to score a limited edition PS5 controller is bumming me the hell out
November 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Seeing all these posts from people that managed to score a limited edition PS5 controller is bumming me the hell out
They would have an easier time filling vacancies if salaries in the UK were higher. The talent is heading abroad (often for for 2–3x the pay). There are plenty of Brits crushing it in games—but they're priced out of the UK at the senior and expert level.
www.gamesindustry.biz/tiga-half-of...
www.gamesindustry.biz/tiga-half-of...
TIGA: Half of UK game devs found it difficult to fill vacancies in 2024
Half of games businesses in the UK found it difficult to fill vacancies in their workforce in 2024 due to skill shortag…
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 21, 2024 at 8:32 AM
They would have an easier time filling vacancies if salaries in the UK were higher. The talent is heading abroad (often for for 2–3x the pay). There are plenty of Brits crushing it in games—but they're priced out of the UK at the senior and expert level.
www.gamesindustry.biz/tiga-half-of...
www.gamesindustry.biz/tiga-half-of...